Three mornings later, Uncle Wu, as usual, drove Wan Xiaoxiao to school.
"Uncle Wu, is my sister still not done with her work?"
Wan Xiaoxiao asked from the passenger seat, puzzled.
Uncle Wu's expression remained unchanged, and he calmly said, "It should be soon, Second Miss."
Indeed, Wan Qingyun had not returned home for three consecutive nights.
For this, Uncle Wu's explanation was that Young Mistress had work to handle and was staying outside.
The little girl naively believed him.
"Alright..." Wan Xiaoxiao drooped her head.
She hadn't seen her sister for several days in a row and missed her quite a bit.
"Hey? Isn't that my sister?" Wan Xiaoxiao suddenly put her hand over her brow, squinting at a roadside breakfast shop.
Uncle Wu looked over, his pupils slightly contracting.
He sharply turned the steering wheel, making an immediate solid line lane change (not advisable in reality!), and turned left at the newly lit traffic light.
"Second Miss, you saw wrong."
"Huh? Uncle Wu, this isn't the way to school."
Uncle Wu's expression remained unchanged: "It's blocked ahead."
Wan Xiaoxiao thought back: "Just now, it seemed... there weren't any cars, right...?"
"No, Second Miss, no one understands this road better than I do," Uncle Wu said righteously, his words full of certainty.
"Alright, then just now..."
"Absolutely not Young Mistress, Young Mistress is currently handling work!" Uncle Wu interrupted Wan Xiaoxiao.
"Oh."
Seeing Uncle Wu's certainty, Wan Xiaoxiao scratched her head, and the doubts in her heart gradually subsided.
Over here.
Jiang Junyi had brought Wan Qingyun to eat at a ramen shop, and at this point, they were almost finished eating.
"This Yaowang Valley has a bit of a problem, what normal person schedules an auction in the morning?"
Jiang Junyi complained while pulling out a napkin and gently wiping Wan Qingyun's mouth.
Wan Qingyun's cheeks flushed slightly: "It's good to be early, we can still handle other things in the afternoon."
If the auction were in the afternoon, they would still be in the same bed, being intimate, at this time in the morning.
The day would practically be over then.
"Young Master, Young Mistress," Uncle Wu arrived after dropping off Wan Xiaoxiao, bowing slightly.
"Let's go, let's check out that auction," Jiang Junyi stood up and came behind Wan Qingyun.
"Yes."
Medicine Pavilion, an enterprise of Yaowang Valley, specializes in selling elixirs, potions, and so on produced by Yaowang Valley.
On the top floor of the Medicine Pavilion, there was a small venue set up.
This was a place specifically used for auctioning rare treasures; those who came here were either rich or noble, and of course, some were both rich and noble.
After taking their seats, Jiang Junyi and Wan Qingyun waited quietly.
Before long, the venue gradually filled up.
The Host of this auction, dressed in a black cheongsam, gracefully walked onto the stage: "Ladies and gentlemen, good morning!"
"Welcome to the [Medicine Pavilion Auction]."
"I am Zhang Wei, the auctioneer for this session, number A068."
"Please note: Bidding for this auction will be conducted using — Gongfa."
Jiang Junyi raised an eyebrow; this Yaowang Valley plays it quite fancy?
However... he looked at Wan Qingyun, whose brows were slightly furrowed.
"Uncle Wu, what does Gongfa mean?"
Jiang Junyi and Wan Qingyun spoke at the same time.
Uncle Wu slightly pursed his lips; is this the tacit understanding between husband and wife?
Even their acting followed the same line of thought.
"Cough cough," Uncle Wu cleared his throat, "It's time for Young Master and Young Mistress to know about this matter."
"This world is not so simple; hidden within it are those called Martial Artists..."
After Uncle Wu finished his introduction.
"Hiss--!"
The two of them again simultaneously gasped, as if truly shocked by this matter.
At this moment, Jiang Junyi asked curiously, "Then, Uncle Wu, do we have Gongfa?"
Uncle Wu smiled slightly: "Yes, Young Master, we do."
"Gongfa is divided into Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Yellow grades. Heaven-grade Gongfa is rarely traded; usually, it's Earth-grade Gongfa and below."
"Here, the exchange rate for Yellow-level and Xuan Grade is 10:1, and for Xuan Grade and Earth-grade, it's 50:1."
"And our Jiang Family has countless Yellow-level Gongfa; countless Mysterious-level Gongfa; and barely countless Earth-grade Gongfa."
A question mark gradually appeared above Jiang Junyi's head; is it that exaggerated?
Wan Qingyun, beside him, also had her mouth slightly agape.
This time, she was truly shocked!
"In short, it's countless," Uncle Wu bowed slightly.
"Okay, I understand," Jiang Junyi nodded.
As they spoke, three or four items had already been auctioned on the stage.
Jiang Junyi briefly scanned them, showing no interest.
He was only here for the ten thousand year cold spring.
"This auction is now entering its prime. Next, please welcome the divine physician of Yaowang Valley, Ye Tian!" The Host smiled slightly, bowed, and retreated.
Immediately after, a handsome young man with a confident curve on his lips walked onto the stage.
"Good morning, everyone."
"The following auction items are all exquisite products from Yaowang Valley; don't blink."
Jiang Junyi was expressionless, blinking furiously.
"Junyi... is this divine physician very impressive?" Wan Qingyun leaned close to Jiang Junyi's ear and asked.
Jiang Junyi only felt his ear tickle and couldn't help but turn his head to peck Wan Qingyun's cheek.
"Ah... what are you doing...? There are so many people here?" Wan Qingyun's face flushed slightly.
"It's been five minutes and twenty seconds without a kiss; this timing is just right," Jiang Junyi chuckled.
"Stop messing around..." Wan Qingyun lightly punched him with her pink fist, "Quick, tell me."
"A divine physician, naturally... knows things like the Ghost Valley Thirteen Needles, or the Profound Dozen Needles, right? Bringing the dead back to life, regrowing flesh on bones and such."
"Ah?" Wan Qingyun's small mouth formed an 'o' shape in surprise, "That impressive?"
Jiang Junyi stroked his chin: "Short dramas and novels all write it like that. There are even those where people are already in their coffins, but with an unreasonable medical skill of resurrection, they burst out of their coffins."
"Heh!"
"Young Master, the situation you're describing was roughly several decades ago," Uncle Wu added in a timely manner.
"Is that so? And now?" Jiang Junyi raised an eyebrow.
"The reason Yaowang Valley auctions Gongfa is because in a certain incident back then, the Gongfa was almost completely lost."
Uncle Wu explained, though his expression was slightly off...
In reality, it was your father who led people there back then.
"No wonder..." Jiang Junyi mused.
At this moment, Ye Tian's voice on the auction stage was slightly agitated: "Finally, the highlight of this auction! The ten thousand year cold spring, with a starting bid of no less than 3 Yellow-level Gongfa."
"Four books!"
"Five books!"
Bidding sounds were incessant. Jiang Junyi was too lazy to make a move at this stage. He slightly tilted his head and saw a hint of excitement on Wan Qingyun's face.
"Do you want to try?" Jiang Junyi whispered into Wan Qingyun's ear, "This is what I'm bidding for today."
Wan Qingyun turned her head, her expression brightening a bit: "Can I?"
"Of course," Jiang Junyi stroked Wan Qingyun's beautiful hair, "Give it a try."
He handed the bidding paddle to Wan Qingyun.
The current bid for Yellow-level Gongfa had reached ten books. If someone were to bid Mysterious-level Gongfa at this point, the Mysterious-level Gongfa would definitely take priority.
"Ten... eleven books," Wan Qingyun raised the paddle to bid.
At this moment, a slightly harsh voice came: "Eleven books? Where did this rookie come from? Don't they even know how to bid?"
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